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stool of a 13-year-old female with fulminant hepatitis and severe encephalopathy, Michigan, 1977

Biosafety Level

2

Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.

Product Format

frozen

Shipping Information

Frozen

Preceptrol®

no

Genotype

Toxinotype: 0

Type Strain

no

Comments

Preparation of Clostridium difficile strain 14797-2 ATCC® 700792-FZ, frozen for ease of use. Lot specific titers are available upon request.

Toxinotype 0

Ribotype 005

Presence of tcdA and tcdB genes confirmed by PCR.

Binary toxin gene cdtB not amplified by PCR

This strain was isolated from what may possibly be the first reported case of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).